Dirigible headlight



Nov. 19, 1929. T. F. TAYLOR 1,736,232

' DIRIGIBLE HEADLIGHT Filed Aug. 25, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

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Patented Nov. 19, 1929 v wrno ivinsrfrn'ynoa, or saw rnaivcisco 'oamroania f1 DIBIGIBLE HEADLIGHT dApplication ifiled August 23, 1926. ,Serial no. 130,936.;

I 1 F Thisiinvention; relates to diiigible head-,

lights for vehicles; andhas .fo'r its'objectto provide a simple and inexpensive connection between the steering mechanism of the vehicle and the swiveled headlight for turning the latter in conformity with the changes in the position of the steering wheels, the particular object being to eliminate any t eiidency of the headlight to vibrate due to th evibr'ations in the steering mechanismof the'lvehicle.

In my co-pending applicatiomserial No. 63,807, filed October 21, 1925;- is disclosed a mechanismqfor this purpose? Such mechanism is particularly adapted for use on cer- 15 tainmakeslo'f automobiles'fMy present invention herein is for an improvement thereover and is adapted for universal use on all motor vehicles.

WVhen a dirigible headlight is connected directly to the steering mechanism of a vehicle, the vibrations of the vehicle are directly imparted to the headlight through such connection. A loose joint has been placed in this connection to eliminate this vibration and in my said co-pending application I have disclosed a resilient means normally acting on the mechanism to hold the-lights in their forwardly directed position and against vibration, this means being embodied in the said connection between the steering mechanism and the lights.

In my present invention I provide a resilient means acting against a pivoted flat surface connected to the light for normally hold 7 ing the light in its forwardly directed position, pivotal movement of the light from such position acting to compress the resilient means. While I may ordinarily prefer to locate this resilient means adjacent to and in a position acting directly on the lightsupporting post, as illustrated in the drawing, it will be understood that the scope of my invention does not limit the placing of this means at any particular point.

I have found, however that the locating of this means closely adjacent the light ordi narily serves the purpose of holding the light in its forwardly directedposition and against vibration with greater efliciency than when the resilient means is'located at a point further remote. from the light- In the latteijcase the portion. of tlie connectionlocated bea tween such ineansand thelightpermits lost motion and thereby permits the light -tolvia brate Ij'h ave also found that lajfurth er efli j ciency isobtained locating theabove-men o tioned loose joint at the point of the said connectionlfurthest removed from thelight and its anti vibrating means. [It is-tl e obj ect of my invention herein to provide an-improved dirigible headlight mechanism embodying. these improved features-g; f y

. In-the accompanyingdrawings I have illustrated one specific embodiment ofmy inven tion,but it will be understood that theinvention can be other-wise embodiedand that the drawings-are not to-be construed asde fining orlimiting the scope of: the invention, the claim appended heretoibeing relied-upon for thatpurposam Referring to;the figuresiof the drawing {Fig.1 is=a front view ofga motor vehi having my invention mounted thereon Fig. '2'is a perspective View ofa portio'niof; alight post'and bracket.

1;, 5 t Fig. 3 is a: sectional viewfof. a detail taken on lineTlL-JII ofFHgure 1. 'i 1 f" 1 Fig 4-is a fragmentary sectional View taken; on line IV+IV ofFigureZ-Q i "Fig. ,5 is a side elevation of the vehicle. 5 I f i Fig6 is a-detail View taken on lineVIIVI- Of 5- V" ifu' :V;, 'i i :Fig. 7 is afragmentary. planview of'the vehicle frame and illustrating invention mounted thereon;

i a the 'drawingsflindicates theffraine or a vehicle on the front end of which is mounted V a pair of bracl'rets 2 supporting apai'mf diri gible headlights a Each sket omi rises' a base portion 2 and a [laterally extending bu arpo ion.aiorxe e v s thep tim ifi' of the post o fffthe'5light loiacketlll ;j A flat: 8 formed on theportion f6 0 f ffihefipost land is. a s-P e -Q b as' hy i fi 'e d eta plunger 9,.in the tubular; portion 4;,.and nor mally held .in engagement with theflat bylav o spring 10,!the spring being'yheld in place aithreadedplug 11; kThe'location ofztheflat' V 7 8 is such that theilight is normally held in vits forwardly directed position by the plunger 9. a

As just stated, the lights 3 are normally held in the forwardly directed position by the plungers 9 acting directlyon the post flat 8. Any connection most convenient to each particular'car' cantbe used for connecting the I lights with the steeri'ng mechanism :whereby the lights will be turned on their pivot-sin accordance with the steeringof; thevehicle In the accompanying drawings, I have illustrated the following mechanism. forper-forming this function. I

When two lights are used, the same are connected by a rod 12 connected toa pair of arms 13011 the light posts. A second arm 14; on one ofthe lightposts is connected by a. rod

' Iii-to the upper end ofa lever 1 6,pivoted to the frameatli. A rod 18 "connected" to the lower end of this lever hassits forward end,

connected to an arm 19 clamped 't'o the steering arm 20, I

" As illustrated in Fig. 4', a loose joint is provided between the rod 18 and the arm"19.- An upwardly extending pOSl'rOIl'thB free end of-the arm19 hasaball'2'1 on its free end" engaging in a bore 22 of -a member 23 carried onthe-end of'the rod 18 Theball is permitted a slight movement axially of the bore between theplug-Qfand the end of thebo'rel It is believed-that' thezadvan-tages-of my invention asherein set forth and illustrated will-be obvious I particularlydesiregto em phasize the novelty and great: value of mv improved light holding means; this means being the said resilient means which. acts against a flat pivoted; surface connected to the light and normally holdingthe light in its forwardly directed' position andialways acting to hold the light free from: vibration. I also vwish .to emphasize thezimportance of holding the light inv its-forwardlydirected position by 7 means adjacent. to .and acting .on the light post. By thuslocating thisiholding' and antivibrati'ng meansdirectly atjthe" light, Fno intermediateconnections I are: left permit; the; light tovibrate. Furthermore,

I desire to emphasize the further importance -fi placin he 09 i int 21 5 t the means.

connecting, the, steering mechanism tog the light atapointclosely adj acent. the steering.

mechanisml'and furthest removed: from. the and its holding and anti-vibrating position v and free from; vibration until the steering mechanism", is turned in one 'directionor the-other sufiiciently to take up the lost m o'tion at2f1= and also any furtherlost. motion; in the c'onneetion to the light Furtherm'ore, since this light turnin-g for'ce al ways operates againstthe actionof the spring:

10, :the-lli gh tsuare at all times. heldz against I t-n vi 1g; mechanism, for turning the lamp,

said connectingmeans including a loose coni' pling-whereby minor movements of the steering mechanism are not transmitted to the lamp, andyieldingmeans for normally holding the lamp in central position, said yielding means comprising apost'on which" t e lamp is supported and"having aflattenedsui face, a bracket provided with a laterally exe tendingtubular portion having abearingat I one end -toreceiveithe said post and -interior'ly threaded at the other end, a plunger slidabl e in the tubular-portion and engaginggwith the.

flattened surface of 'the' pos't, a sp fihghonsed f within" the tubular portion and bearing against the plunger, and an adjustable threaded plug mount-ed in the-inner end' of the tubular portioniandif'ormingganabutment for and adapted to vary-the tension of' thel said spring.

THoMA-s: 'rAYLo between this means and the light which would, after? some; use, become, loose-land w y b 1 1 nfthi or ard vjdi ec edl I 

